<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[J.B. Harper]]></title><description><![CDATA[Faithful Laughter in Every Page]]></description><link>https://www.jbharper.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 07:50:10 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.jbharper.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[If the first will be last, and the last first then will England finally 'win' the World Cup?]]></title><description><![CDATA[‘It's coming home, It's coming home... it's not coming home'. This is the chant of English football fans every 2 years since that glorious long summer of 1996 when we came so close. I love sport and in particular I love the World Cup. I will spend hours and hours, watching teams that I know very little about kicking synthetic polyurethane covered rubber bladders around a piece of perfectly manicured lawn, too and fro, back and forth, up and down the pitch for 90 long minutes, sometimes...]]></description><link>https://www.jbharper.com/post/if-the-first-will-be-last-and-the-last-first-then-will-england-finally-win-the-world-cup</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a2a5cfff8e7e84c72c1b54f</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 07:02:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_3297bed7227142ab975447ebcccf0fff~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jbharper21q</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How many seats to leave in Church...]]></title><description><![CDATA[... without being considered rude? Going to the cinema has changed since I was a young lad. Back in those days, a new release came with excitement and anticipation. I recall having to arrive early to get my ticket and purchase copious amounts of overpriced edible snacks. Sometimes this involved queuing outside, down the road and almost into the River Humber. Why did I have to get there with at least 40 minutes to spare? Because back in the 1990s you couldn’t book online, you didn’t choose...]]></description><link>https://www.jbharper.com/post/how-many-seats-can-one-person-leave-before-you-call-them-rude</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69939cf87e0fff32961275c3</guid><pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 23:16:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_3aa760a91dff444a8dd4d3a15eec97e1~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jbharper21q</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Would Jesus snap, tweet or post to his friends on Social Media?]]></title><description><![CDATA[We seem to be at a crunch moment in society in regards to Social Media. We are like the poor Samaritan who has donned his rucksack, put on his walking boots, packing a spare water bottle and bag of sherbet lemons for the trip, and is about to set out on the fated journey along the road to Jericho. Should he set off or should he stay behind? With hindsight we know the outcome for this poor traveller, yet the future is unknown to him. Likewise we stand, poised at a moment in history, unsure...]]></description><link>https://www.jbharper.com/post/would-jesus-snap-tweet-or-dm-his-friends-on-social-media</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69939b63d7d63c8ec61cdb22</guid><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 22:37:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae6cb802050447199b778b949f615985.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jbharper21q</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>